Outcomes After Silicone Oil Removal in Patients with Acute Retinal Necrosis Who Underwent Vitrectomy

PURPOSE: To investigate the outcomes after silicone oil removal (SOR) in patients with acute retinal necrosis (ARN). METHODS: Retrospective case series. Patients diagnosed with ARN-associated retinal detachment (RD) who underwent vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade and subsequent SOR between January 2013 and December 2021 who were followed up for ≥1 year after SOR were included. The medical records before and after SOR were reviewed. RESULTS: = 0.001) was the risk factor for the occurrence of hypotony after SOR (area under the ROC curve: 0.873; cutoff value: 11.30 mmHg). CONCLUSION: The BCVA and IOP continued to change after SOR in ARN patients. Ocular complications mostly occurred within the first year after SOR. IOP at the time of SOR was a main predictor of the clinical outcomes after SOR.